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    <h2 class="c1">1. Introduction</h2>
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      <i>@APPNAME@ @VERSION@</i> is a visual modeling and drawing tool for
      drawing two-dimensional technical diagrams. It provides extensive support
      for UML 2.0 (Unified Modeling Language) with templates for six most
      commonly used UML diagrams: 
      <i>class diagram</i>, 
      <i>package diagram</i>, 
      <i>use case diagram</i>, 
      <i>state diagram</i>, 
      <i>sequence diagram</i>, and 
      <i>activity diagram</i>. 
      <i>@APPNAME@ @VERSION@</i> is easy to use, powerful, and flexible. It
      includes a rich set of templates for common graphics objects and shapes.
      It also provides templates for creating various types of technical
      diagram such as flowcharts, and entity relationship diagrams, etc. Here
      are some 
      <a href="Samples.html">sample drawings</a> produced using 
      <i>@APPNAME@ @VERSION@</i>. The drawings created by 
      <i>@APPNAME@ @VERSION@</i> are stored in XML format, so they can be easily
      processed by other tools.</p>
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      <i>@APPNAME@ @VERSION@</i> is a pure Java application and runs on all
      major platforms including Microsoft Windows (98, 2000, XP, Vista, and Windows 7),
      various flavors of Linux and Unix, and MacOS X.</p>
      <p>The key features of 
      <i>@APPNAME@ @VERSION@</i> include:</p>
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        <li>Support a wide variety of basic shapes commonly used in technical
        drawings, which can be easily customized to suite different needs.</li>
        <li>Provide templates for six most commonly used diagrams in UML 2.0: 
        <i>class diagram</i>, 
        <i>package diagram</i>, 
        <i>use case diagram</i>, 
        <i>state diagram</i>, 
        <i>sequence diagram</i>, and 
        <i>activity diagram</i>. UML models can be exported to XML.</li>
        <li>Provide a rich set of pre-defined templates of customized shape for
        some common technical diagrams, such as flowcharts.</li>
        <li>Provide easy and intuitive, WYSIWYG graph editing operations, 
	  including drag-and-drop shapes from templates, smart edge and node connections, 
	  moving composite graph nodes, etc.</li> 
	<li>Support customizable stencils, that can be easily shared and loaded.</li>
	<li>Support native desktop integration for Windows, MacOS X, and Linux Gnome desktops.</li>
	<li>Support images in diagrams, including raster images such as PNG, 
	  and vector images such as SVG.  </li>
	<li>Support exporting the drawings to a number of common graphics formats, 
	  including SVG, PDF, GIF, PNG, and TIFF.</li>
	<li>Support unlimited undo and redo of all editing operations.</li>
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